Form 8.3 - PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODS CORPORATION

Form 8.3 - PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODS CORPORATION

BARCLAYS PLC

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a)	Â	Full name of discloser:			Â	Barclays PLC.
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(b)		Owner or controller of interest and short
Â		positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):		Â		Â
(c)		Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose				PLATFORM SPECIALTY PRODS CORPORATION
Â		relevant securities this form relates:		Â		Â
(d)		If an exempt fund manager connected with an
		offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
Â		offeror/offeree:	Â	Â		Â
(e)		Date position held/dealing undertaken:		Â		03 September 2015
(f)		In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making				YES:
Â		disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?				ALENT PLC

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:	Â	Â	Â	ORD	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â
				Interests				Short Positions
Â		Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		596,042		0.28%		958,920		0.45%
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(2)		Cash-settled derivatives:
				958,865		0.45%		592,878		0.28%
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(3)		Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
		and agreements to purchase/sell:		0		0.00%		0		0.00%
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		TOTAL:		1,554,907		0.74%		1,551,798		0.74%

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:	Â
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:	Â

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant	Â	Purchase/sale	Â	Number of	Â	Price per unit
security		Â		securities		Â
ORD		Purchase		1		18.4800 USD
ORD		Purchase		4		18.3300 USD
ORD		Purchase		14		18.2900 USD
ORD		Purchase		75		18.0600 USD
ORD		Purchase		100		18.1100 USD
ORD		Purchase		100		18.4300 USD
ORD		Purchase		342		18.2000 USD
ORD		Purchase		400		18.3705 USD
ORD		Purchase		400		18.1825 USD
ORD		Purchase		600		18.4258 USD
ORD		Purchase		700		18.4010 USD
ORD		Purchase		900		18.4266 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,000		18.1830 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,000		18.3830 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,400		18.4285 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,400		18.4132 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,500		18.4156 USD
ORD		Purchase		1,600		18.1075 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,000		18.1325 USD
ORD		Purchase		2,329		18.2445 USD
ORD		Purchase		4,950		18.1705 USD
ORD		Purchase		5,200		18.3578 USD
ORD		Purchase		5,392		18.1984 USD
ORD		Purchase		6,438		18.1132 USD
ORD		Purchase		10,092		18.4595 USD
ORD		Purchase		16,900		18.2455 USD
ORD		Sale		75		18.0600 USD
ORD		Sale		100		18.0300 USD
ORD		Sale		100		18.0100 USD
ORD		Sale		100		18.0400 USD
ORD		Sale		100		18.4300 USD
ORD		Sale		100		18.3200 USD
ORD		Sale		100		18.2001 USD
ORD		Sale		100		18.1900 USD
ORD		Sale		100		18.1100 USD
ORD		Sale		100		18.0700 USD
ORD		Sale		182		18.3073 USD
ORD		Sale		200		18.1700 USD
ORD		Sale		300		18.0900 USD
ORD		Sale		300		18.0550 USD
ORD		Sale		300		18.2200 USD
ORD		Sale		700		18.1800 USD
ORD		Sale		700		18.2957 USD
ORD		Sale		800		18.3162 USD
ORD		Sale		1,000		18.2060 USD
ORD		Sale		1,100		18.1418 USD
ORD		Sale		1,310		18.2459 USD
ORD		Sale		1,350		18.1688 USD
ORD		Sale		1,600		18.1731 USD
ORD		Sale		2,300		18.1382 USD
ORD		Sale		2,596		18.1406 USD
ORD		Sale		5,300		18.3759 USD
ORD		Sale		5,404		18.1802 USD
ORD		Sale		6,100		18.2900 USD
ORD		Sale		10,400		18.2061 USD
ORD		Sale		13,867		18.1444 USD
ORD		Sale		15,800		18.2527 USD
ORD		Sale		17,592		18.4401 USD

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of	Â	Product	Â	Nature of dealing	Â	Number of	Â	Price per
relevant		description				reference		unit
security		Â		Â		securities		Â
ORD		SWAP Expires 09/03/2017		Long		25,700		18.2127 USD

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

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Product description e.g. call option

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Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

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Number of securities to which option relates

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Exercise price per unit

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Type e.g. American, European etc.

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Expiry date

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Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

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Product description e.g. call option

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Exercising/ exercised against

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Number of securities

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Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

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Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion

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Details

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Price per unit (if applicable)

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?			Â	NO
Date of disclosure:	Â	Â		4 Sep 2015
Contact name:	Â	Â		Jay Supaya
Telephone number:	Â	Â		020 7773 0635

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [e-mail]. The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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